TY - JOUR
T1 - Relative positional change of a dental implant in the esthetic zone after 12 years
T2 - A case report
AU - Jardini, Maria Aparecida Neves
AU - Ferreira, Camila Lopes
AU - Ursi, Weber José
AU - De Melo Filho, Antonio Braulino
AU - Santamaria, Mauro Pedrine
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Although the biological process of osseointegration is similar in adults and adolescents, implant placement is contraindicated in young patients until bone growth is complete. However, even in adults, significant craniofacial changes may occur over an individual's lifetime, as a result of discrete and continuous dental eruption, vertical soft tissue augmentation, or facial bone growth. After such changes, implants may be in infraocclusion. The present case report describes the long-term follow-up of a dental implant located in the esthetic zone. The implant, placed when the patient was 20 years old, demonstrated a relative positional change 12 years postinsertion. The possible reasons for the movement and the long-term clinical implications of this type of case are discussed.
AB - Although the biological process of osseointegration is similar in adults and adolescents, implant placement is contraindicated in young patients until bone growth is complete. However, even in adults, significant craniofacial changes may occur over an individual's lifetime, as a result of discrete and continuous dental eruption, vertical soft tissue augmentation, or facial bone growth. After such changes, implants may be in infraocclusion. The present case report describes the long-term follow-up of a dental implant located in the esthetic zone. The implant, placed when the patient was 20 years old, demonstrated a relative positional change 12 years postinsertion. The possible reasons for the movement and the long-term clinical implications of this type of case are discussed.
KW - Esthetics
KW - Implants
KW - Positional change
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M3 - Article
C2 - 28475091
AN - SCOPUS:85019986689
SN - 0363-6771
VL - 65
SP - e1-e4
JO - General Dentistry
JF - General Dentistry
IS - 3
ER -